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| Full Name | Petria Ann Thomas |
 | | Date of birth | 25 August 1975 (28yrs) |
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| Born | Lismore, NSW |
 | | Lives | Canberra, ACT |
 | | Represents | NSW |
 | | Height | 173cm (5'8'') |
 | | Institute | Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) |
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| Personal Coach | Glenn Beringen |
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| Club | Ginninderra SC |
 | | Occupation | Athlete/Student |
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| Education | Bachelor of Arts (Sports Administration) |
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| Olympic Games | 2000 Sydney, 1996 Atlanta |
 | | Olympic Medals | 3 Silver; 1 Bronze |
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| Olympic Results | 1996 Atlanta: 200m Butterfly - Women, 2nd; 2000 Sydney: 100m Butterfly - Women, 4th; 200m Butterfly - Women, 3rd; 4 x 100m Medley - Women, 2nd; 4 x 200m Freestyle - Women, 2nd; |
 | | International Events | 2004 Australian Olympic Team trials: 50m Butterfly final - 1st (26.29 Australian Record); 100m Butterfly final - 1st (57.36 Australian Record); 200m Freestyle final - 2nd (1:58.56); 200m Butterfly final - 1st (2:06.79) 2003 FINA World Cup (Melbourne, Australia): 1st - 50m Butterfly; 1st - 100m Butterfly; 1st -200m Butterfly; 2nd - 100m Freestyle; 3rd - 200m Freestyle 2002 Pan Pacific Championships (Yokohama, Japan): 2nd - 100m Butterfly; 1st - 200m Butterfly; 1st - 4x100m Freestyle Relay; 1st - 4x100m Medley Relay; 2nd - 4x200m Freestyle Relay 2002 Commonwealth Games (Manchester, England): 1st - 50m Butterfly; 1st - 100m Butterfly; 1st - 200m Butterfly 3rd - 200m Freestyle; 1st - 4x100m Medley Relay; 1st - 4x100m Freestyle Relay; 2nd - 4x200m Freestyle Relay 2002 FINA World Short Course Championships (Moscow, Russia): 2nd - 50m butterfly; 2nd - 100m butterfly; 1st - 200m butterfly 2001 FINA World Championships (Fukuoka, Japan): 1st - 200m butterfly; 1st - 100m butterfly; 1st - 4x100m Medley Relay
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 | | Interesting Facts | Petria started swimming when she was four; Returned from injury at trials to set four Commonwealth records in butterfly; She is one of three swimmers in Athens to compete at her third Olympics (others being Michael Klim and Sarah Ryan); Her highlights are the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games medals; She won the 100m butterfly at three consecutive Commonwealth Games, the first women to do so; If Petria medals in the 200m butterfly in Athens, she will be only the 2nd swimmer in history to win three Olympic medals in this event - the other was Susie O’Neill (1992, 1996 and 2000); Petria was awarded the 2001 and 2002 AIS Athlete of the year, 2001 NSW Young Australian of the Year and 2001 Young Australian of the Year - Sport Award, 2001 Centenary Medal, 2000 Australian Sports Medal; Her cousin is Scott Draper - Australian Tennis player; Petria's family, Stan Tilley, AIS and Julian, her husband have been the most influential people throughout her career; Basketball star Michael Jordan and Olympian Dawn Fraser are her heroes; Her interests are the beach, basketball, shopping and movies |
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